Motif: Allegorical Fantasy

Allegorical fantasy is a genre where fantastical elements—such as magical creatures or mystical worlds—are used as symbols to represent deeper moral, political, or philosophical meanings. Similar to allegory, these stories use characters, places, or events to convey complex ideas in a way that is engaging and understandable. Through vivid symbolism, allegorical fantasy creates a narrative that explores abstract concepts like personal growth, societal values, or moral lessons.
https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-allegory

Allegorical fantasy is a genre where fantastical elements—such as magical creatures or mystical worlds—are used as symbols to represent deeper moral, political, or philosophical meanings. Similar to allegory, these stories use characters, places, or events to convey complex ideas in a way that is engaging and understandable. Through vivid symbolism, allegorical fantasy creates a narrative that explores abstract concepts like personal growth, societal values, or moral lessons.
https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-allegory

Ōkami

Ōkami is one of those games that stays with you long after you have played it. You take on the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess in the form of a white wolf, and alongside your tiny, loudmouthed companion Issun (who, by the way, gets far too excited whenever he sees a woman), you

Dungeon Meshi

The Netflix anime series Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) is unusual in that it constructs the dungeon, a common worldbuilding trope from role-playing games, as an ecosystem and as a metaphor for ecosystemic interactions.

ABZÛ

In the game ABZÛ, the player takes on the role of a diver in a part of the ocean. Without any knowledge on himself, the environment, or the purpose of being there, it is up to the player to discover the secrets of the deep sea. During this adventure, the player will swim alongside all

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a 1984 Japanese animated movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982 manga. One thousand years have passed since the Seven Days of Fire, an apocalyptic war which destroyed human civilization and most of the Earth’s original ecosystem. Scattered human settlements and tribes survive, isolated from

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film, directed by Roland Emmerich. The story centers Jack Hall, a renowned scientists who studies the planet’s weather patterns. He discovers that climate change will be the cause for a series of extreme weather events usher in global cooling and lead to a new ice

Lazzaro Felice

“This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Life in their isolated pastoral village Inviolata is dominated by the terrible Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna, the queen of cigarettes. A loyal bond is sealed

After Earth

After Earth depicts a future where it is no longer safe for humans to live on planet Earth. The movie shows a theme of animal retribution, and that the antropocene -the age of humans- has passed.

Avatar

Avatar is a science-fiction film set on the distant moon Pandora, where a team of humans has come establish a mining colony. The film uses the image of the Na'vi and their relationship with nature to put forward a message of environmentalism.

Princess Mononoke

This Studio Ghibli film tells the story of the young prince Ashitaka who finds himself caught in a war between the old forest gods and a mining colony. The film discusses the negative implications of destroying nature for the sake of economic gain.

The Last of Us

The Last of Us is an ecological fiction that tells the story of two survivors in a dystopian world. The game shows both how the dystopia came to be, as well as proposing potential solutions.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the latest original entry in the Zelda series of videogames, which started with The Legend of Zelda (1986) and has grown into an iconic franchise since. While most Zelda games feature environmental themes, such as eternal trees, sacred forests and easily disturbed wildlife, Breath of the

Grow: Song of the Evertree

Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. The game hints at 'slowing down' as part of the intended experience.